IHSAA SEMISTATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT
At East Chicago
TOP 20 TEAM SCORES: Crown Point 87, Portage 81 ½, Merrillville 71 ½, Culver Academies 67 ½, Wawasee 55, Mishawaka 45, Penn 44, Chesterton 42, Harrison (West Lafayette) 25, Calumet 24, Wheeler 24, Attica 23, Plymouth 21, LaVille 20, Hammond Morton 16, LaPorte 13, Hebron 11, West Lafayette 11, Valparaiso 10, Griffith 9, Lowell 9.
STATE QUALIFIERS: Crown Point 7, Merrillville 5, Portage 5, Culver Academies 4, Penn 4, Mishawaka 3, Wawasee 3, Chesterton 2, Harrison (Lafayette) 2, Wheeler 2, Attica 1, Calumet 1, Griffith 1, Hammond Gavit 1, Hammond Morton 1, Hebron 1, Lafayette Central Catholic 1, Lafayette Jeff 1, Lake Central 1, LaPorte 1, LaVille 1, Lowell 1, McCutcheon 1, New Prairie 1, Plymouth 1, Rensselaer Central 1, Valparaiso 1, West Lafayette 1, Winamac 1.
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
106: Brennen Cernus (Culver Academies) dec. Malik Hall (Merrillville), 7-3.
113: Jacob Moran (Portage) maj. dec. Martin Cruz (Merrillville), 13-3.
120: Riley Bettich (Crown Pt.) dec. William Finnearty (Culver Academies), 3-0.
126: Jesse Mendez (Crown Pt.) pinned Brendon Mark (Mishawaka), 1:29.
132: Geremia Brooks (Wawasee) dec. Reese Rodriguez (Hammond Morton), 12-6.
138: Braxton Alexander (Wawasee) pinned AJ Poindexter (Harrison-Lafayette), 1:39.
145: Jorden Douglass (Attica) maj. dec. Jacob Maldonado, 9-1.
152: Brock Ellis (Chesterton) dec. Isaiah Mohmed (Wheeler), 6-0.
160: Donnell Washington (Portage) maj. dec. Braden Welch (Culver Academies), 17-4.
170: Graham Calhoun (Plymouth) dec. Joseph Walker (Mishawaka), 5-4.
182: Evan Bates (Chesterton) dec. Andrew Donahue (Culver Academies), 5-4.
195: Rockne Hurley (Penn) dec. Ethan Potosky (Crown Pt.), 5-3.
220: Arthur A Fowler (Calumet) pinned Drew Bailey (Merrillville), 1:02.
285: Alex Cartwright (LaVille) dec. Yehezquel Devault (Penn), 11-6.
CONSOLATION ROUND
For 3rd place
106: Stephen Roberson (Crown Pt.) dec. Dominic Skees (Lafayette Central Catholic), 8-0.
113: Giovanni Diaz (Wheeler) maj. dec. Jake Armstrong (Winamac), 11-0.
120: Jace Alexander (Wawasee) pinned Ty Haskins (Portage), 2:05.
126: Brock Peele (Portage) dec. Evan Burge (McCutcheon), 7-1.
132: Ricky Hegedus (Portage) dec. Elijah Hickman (Rensselaer Central), 7-3.
138: Gabriel Weeks (Mishawaka) dec. Cameron Worley (Lafayette Jeff), 11-6.
145: Jake Burford (Crown Pt.) dec. Jeffrey Harper (Penn), 7-6.
152: Cole Cervantes (Griffith) dec. Noah Hollendonner (Crown Pt.), 10-6.
160: Abel Verbeek (Lowell) dec. Jaymiere Johnson (Hammond Gavit), 7-3.
170: Colin Kwiatkowski (Valparaiso) maj. dec. Jason Streck (Merrillville), 14-2.
182: Noah Perez (LaPorte) won by forfeit (injury) over Noah Brown (Penn).
195: Evan Donovan (Hebron) pinned Grant Johnson (New Prairie), 0:40.
220: Joey Kidwell (West Lafayette) dec. Damari Dancy (Portage), 3-2.
285: Will Crider (Harrioson-Lafayette) dec. Anthony Atria (Merrillville), 6-4.
NOTE: Top four finishers in each weight class advance to IHSAA state finals on Friday, Feb, 15.
